Film: Little Miss Sunshine

Clare and I went to see Little Miss Sunshine at the Savoy last weekend. It's a comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family that go on a road trip to a beauty pagent in Calfornia, in which the seven-year-old daughter is participating.

Little Miss Sunshine benefits from good dialogue and a strong cast: Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette and Alan Arkin. The character of the young girl Olive is brilliantly played by Abigail Breslin.

This film won the Best Feature - World Cinema Audience Award at this year's Sydney Film Festival. It also received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival, and deservedly so. While there were some sad moments, there were plently of laughs: one involves a raunchy dance to Rick James's 'Super Freak'. I think this is one of the best films I've seen for a while. I recommend you all to go and see it.